More than $1.2 million awarded to NISD campuses for improved test scores

NISD Communications Department

October 6, 2008

Staff members at nine Northside campuses will receive more than $1.2 million in "bonuses" this week through the Texas Educator Excellence Grant, also known as the state's teacher incentive program.

Holmes and Jay high schools, Pease and Jones middle schools, and Passmore, Cable, Meadow Village, Powell, and Linton elementary schools were selected as grant recipients because students received high scores or showed significant improvement on the Texas Association of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) test.

The grant money is earmarked for schools that have high percentages of economically disadvantaged students. All schools must be rated Recognized or Exemplary under the state's accountability system, or show strong performance gains in math and reading.

Throughout the week, Superintendent John Folks and other administrators will distribute checks to staff at all nine schools.

Each school will receive between $80,000 and $230,000, depending on the size of the school and the criteria met. Individual staff members will get checks for anywhere from $80 to $4,000, based in part on the subject and grade level they teach.

RSS 2.0 NISD News Feed

View News Archives

Printer Friendly